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…0 COVER, STOI1V -, 1,\f, Burning Out? \.: \ -' ,._.„, 1-\ -4, I t will be five years ago tomorrow since Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was cut down by an assassin's bullet. A few months ago, his legacy — both as a gener- al who led Israeli troops to some of their finest victories and as a statesman who chose a wise path toward a permanent peace — was as solid and bright as a diamond. But the violence that broke out Sept. 27 with the...…
…American Society for Technion 7) Israel Institute of Technology ISRAEL: SOLIDARITY rMIOPE This week, the 13,000 students & 700 faculty members at the Technion —Israel Institute of Technology return to their classrooms and laboratories. United by a common purpose, these men and women are from Israeli, Arab, Druze, and other ethnic, national, and religious communities. They are, in fact the face of Israel. Together, they will continue to de...…
…For Openers New In Town cha n addition to moving into a new "home" in the Max M. Fisher Federation Building in Bloomfield Township, the Jewish National Fund's Michigan Region has a new boss. He's Ronald Horvat, now regional director of the Detroit area office and northern Ohio. In effect, he fills the position once held by Ed Rosenthal, who resigned two years ago. Since then, Richard Krosnick of Chicago, director of the JNF zone that covers...…
…Photo by AP/Jacqueline Arzt Photo by AP/Michel Lipc When a Jewish assassin gunned down Yitzhak Rabin five years ago, his struggle for peace survived. But the recent violence in the Middle East has left his legacy riddled with doubt. PETER HIRSCHBERG Special to the Jewish News Jerusalem Ilt uthie was one of Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's spiritual children. Twenty-three when she moved to Israel from the United States in 1980, Ruthi...…
…"- • co • co most heretical thought for any Rabin-nik — that peace may not be attainable. Since the bloody "independence intifada" began Sept. 28, much of Israel — and much of the Western world — also has begun to reappraise the legacy of the late prime minister, who gambled his reputation and ultimately his life, on the premise that Yasser Arafat and his Palestinian people would be a reliable partner in peace, worth trusting with land, wit...…
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…The Rabin Legacy OTHER "‘ Dr. Isniar Schorsch, chancellor, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York; Yitzhak Rabin was a sabra, the first prime minister born in Israel. And his upbringing had every- thing to do with his relentless effort to disentangle Israel from the territories he conquered in 1967. Why does his birthplace matter? Because it had everything to do with his upbringing. Rabin's mind-set betrayed no traces of the Holoca...…
…Cover Story The Modern, Sophisticated, Wearable Looks of Lafayette 148. Future Without Rabin "The first reaction I had was 'Oh, my God.' The second reaction was `I hope it's not an Arab [who did it],'" said Canton's Terry Ahwal of the local Arab-American Anti- Discrimination Committee. "I knew deep down in my heart it wasn't. I think the consequences would have been worse. And I also hoped there was a process in place so that the peace woul...…
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…"I have known Joe Knollenberg for over 20 years. He is a dedicated public servant and true friend to Israel and our community. He has earned your vote on November 7." Max Fisher "Joe Knollenberg is one of Congress's strongest supporte - of the U.S. — Israel relationship. His leadership on the Appropriations and Budget Committees is crucial to our community." Ed Levy, Jr. "I am running for re-election because I want to continue to serve the co...…
…Israeli Travel Detroiters schedule and cancel trips to Israel. SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN Staff Writer 1 ust 10 weeks ago, it was diffi- cult to find a place in Israel without Detroiters. During a summer of leisurely travel, a feeling of security pervaded the Jewish homeland. Now travelers are scarce, and some who had planned to stay into the fall and winter months are back home. Cancelled trips and early returns can be chalked up to parental c...…
…On November 7th Please Vote For study programs for students. "MSU hated to make the decision," he says of the cancellation of the Jan. 2001 semester in Israel. A variety of sources influenced the decision, but parental concern was not a factor. Two of the three students there this semester have chosen to remain. J. PATRICK BRENNAN Solidarity Travel "The United Jewish Communities, as well as other major Jewish organizations, believe that i...…
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…VOTE Could Swing Presidential Race MATTHEW E. BERGER Jewish Telegraphic Agency ith a presidential race as close as this year's contest, anything could swing the election. Like other eth- nic groups, Jewish observers believe the Jewish vote could be a decisive factor in pick- ing a new president. Several hotly contested states with large elec- toral votes also have large Jewish populations. Florida has one of the largest Jewish constituen- c...…
…will We Ever Know? Lieberman's candidacy spurred pride, optimism — and letdowns. MICHAEL J. JORDAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency New A Above: Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. George W Bush kisses his mother, Barbara, as wife, Laura, looks on during Bush's arrival in Detroit on Oct. 18. StE OUR WEB SITE: For more national pre-election coverage, please see our Web site: www.detroitiewishrtews.com nd down the track . they come, ...…
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…YOU FEEL His outreach to the black commu- nity riled some Jews in late September when he praised Louis Farrakhan for his voter registration efforts and expressed a willingness to meet with the notoriously anti-Semitic leader of the Nation of Islam. For his part, Farrakhan, who once called Judaism a "gutter religion," said Hitler was a great man, and described Jewish businessmen as "bloodsuckers," publicly asked whether Lieberman as vice presi...…
…Getting Worse Pho to by Br ian Ha n d lc r/J TA Analysts warn a wider war possible in inflamed Mideast. GIL SEDAN Jewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem A s the violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip enters its second month, there is a growing fear that it will esca- late and embroil the entire region. "It is absolutely mandatory that this conflict should not turn into an interreligious war," Avishai Braverman, president of Ben-Gurion Un...…
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…PROBING THE MYSTERIES OF LIFE Jewish researchers have been powerfully attracted to the life sciences and the challenge of probing for the reasons we are what we are--the miracle that lives in every human. Here we honor a native Russian, German and American seeker for such knowledge, scientists whose quests were rewarded with Nobel Prizes. A diplomat and a general rally for Israel. ELIE METCHNIKOFF (1845-1916) b. Ivanovka, Russia Biologist No...…
…MATTHEW FRUMIN FOR U.S, CONGRESS This is a time of prosperity and a time of challenge. The upheaval in the Middle East underscores again the need for responsible, steady leadership — the kind of leadership Democrats have delivered over the past eight years and that has brought us into this era of relative plenty. Prosperity challenges us to make wise choices to continue to fuel our economic growth, to broaden access to opportunity for all and...…
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…NINTH ANNUAL WINTER COAT DRIVE Open your heart. Open your closet. Together we can warm up our community. October 23 through November 22 Recently we were contacted by Orchards Children's Services. This organization takes in children who have been removed from abusive or neglectful homes. They told us that sometimes the children leave their homes with nothing but the clothes they are wearing. It is so unfair that children who have already face...…
…This Week Insight Remember When Witness To History Otto Frank's stepdaughter, Eva Geiringer Schloss, speaks at Meadow Brook Theatre about Anne Frank's diary and her own history. DIANA LIEBERMAN Staff Writer E va Geiringer Schloss was born in 1929, just like Anne Frank. Like Anne, she was an Austrian child taken to Holland by her family to escape the Nazis. But the Nazis followed and, in 1942, all Jewish children were ordered to turn th...…
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…itorials Editorials and Letters to the Editor are posted and archived on JN Online: wwvv.detroitjewishnews.coln A Legacy Of Honor "We who have fought against you, the Palestini- ans, we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice: Enough of blood and tears. Enough!" — Yitzhak Rabin, Sept. 13, 1993, on the lawn of the White House after signing the agreement with Yasser Arafat to work for peace. 0 n the eve of the fifth anniversary of Yitz...…
…COMMUNITY VIEWS Searching For Truth And Respect Editor; note: The Jewish News has strived to present differing views relative to news coverage out of the Afideast, Terry Ahwal is part of metro Detroit's Arab American community. in the last three weeks. The images of these slain soldiers will stay with me for the rest of my life. My family, friends and my community are sin- cerely in pain over the brutal killings. Nothing, justifies these ...…
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…tor of the Jewish Community Center in Detroit, and Matilda Rubin, former JCC associate director, put their heads together to discuss what could be done to give the Detroit Jewish community a sense of purpose and involvement. "The country was just getting over the war, and there were some feelings of hopelessness and despair because of the Holocaust," said Rubin, now a therapist in private practice in Huntington Woods. "There was a kind of - 'w...…
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